Those walking the red carpet of the 2017 ARIA Awards at The Star in Sydney got more than they bargained for on Tuesday when Best Video nominee Kirin J Callinan repeatedly flashed his penis.

The musician, who recently collaborated with Jimmy Barnes on the song 'Big Enough', shocked those around him when he lifted his kilt before the ceremony on Tuesday night and posed for the cameras while fully exposed from the waist down, sans underwear.

Indecent exposure is a criminal offense in New South Wales, and, if prosecuted, Callinan could face up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to $610.

Kirin J Callinan. Image: Splash

Sydney-based Callinan made news last week when his song was played in Jimmy Fallon's "Do Not Play" segment on The Tonight Show.

A Ten spokesperson (the ceremony was being broadcast on their network that year) called the incident "inappropriate".

"In an incident that was not telecast, last night Axle momentarily exposed himself at the ARIAs," she said. "His behaviour was inappropriate and Ten and ARIA producers, Roving Enterprises, do not condone it.

"We are addressing this issue with Axle and will make no further comment at this stage."

ARIA event producer Mark Pope also slammed the star.

"I wasn't in the actual room at the time of the alleged incident," Pope told AAP at the time. "However this type of behaviour isn't something that ARIA finds acceptable or condones."